[C320-list] Port gate stanchion replacement

[Daryl Hunt]

Thanks!  I decided to try bending it and it worked out pretty well.  I 
did have to use a bench vise on the forward base to get it to lay flat 
on the toe rail but it's now installed and crossed off the to-do list!

Best regards,
Daryl

(585) 233-781

On 5/11/2018 9:50 AM, pat reynolds wrote:
> If you don't want to try and bend it, check with the parts dept at Catalina Yachts.  I got one a couple of years ago for my 1995 320
>
>      On Saturday, May 5, 2018 12:18 PM, Daryl Hunt <drhunt at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>   
>
>   Greetings fellow C320 owners.  I ordered a replacement port gate
> stanchion for my '99 C320 (#660) a year ago from Catalina Direct and am
> just getting around to the install.  I had to remove some fiberglass to
> access the bolts but finally got the old one off. It wasn't until then
> that I realized the new stanchion is not the same as the original.   The
> tall upright base holes line up but the lower "h" shaped part is
> narrower and lower.  On the original, the lower leg is angled whereas
> the new one is vertical.  Here are images showing the difference
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19oRGlyWshUXXYwMr6LjtRY7HnwTaUvXZ?usp=sharing>.
>     Catalina Direct only shows one type of gate stanchion for the 320s
> <https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1485_704/gate-stanchion-port-highlow.cfm>.
>
>
> The height difference doesn't bother me but the lower stanchion plate is
> ~1" short of the original holes.  I might be able to bend it but then
> the plate itself would not be flat.  I'd hate to have to drill new
> holes.  Has anyone else run into this problem?
>



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